Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
UDC 621.59
To develop a methodology for assessing cargo thermal condition by determining the temperature fields of various temperature-regulated goods during their transportation in autonomous refrigerated containers using liquefied natural gas (LNG). To validate the model experimentally. To determine a method for calculating the required LNG consumption for establishing thermal equilibrium in the container. Methods: The determination of the cargo temperature fields was reduced to solving a heat conduction problem in a two-dimensional domain with third-kind boundary conditions and to obtaining the corresponding temperature fields. The method for calculating the LNG consumption to maintain thermal equilibrium was developed based on the heat balance method. Results: A mathematical model describing the heat exchange in cargo during transportation in an autonomous refrigerated container using LNG cooling has been developed and experimentally validated. A method for calculating LNG consumption to compensate for excessive heat gains has been formulated. The calculations and resulting temperature fields have been presented for a transportation scenario involving fruits and vegetables. Practical significance: The findings of this study can be used to optimize refrigerated transport conditions and to develop new container cooling systems using LNG as an auxiliary cooling source.
Autonomous refrigerated containers, cooling, refrigerated transportation, liquefied natural gas, temperature fields
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